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Counties in South Carolina by death rate (July to June)

Fairfield County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 46 counties in 2022, at 19 per 1,000 inhabitants. Berkeley County had the lowest, at 8.86 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 15.3 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for South Carolina was 12.36 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest19Fairfield County
Lowest8.86Berkeley County
Median15.346 counties
South Carolina12.36History

All counties, 2022

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Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 19 per 1,000 inhabitants19Union CountyUnion County: 18.54 per 1,000 inhabitants18.54Colleton CountyColleton County: 18.33 per 1,000 inhabitants18.33Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 18.18 per 1,000 inhabitants18.18Allendale CountyAllendale County: 18.13 per 1,000 inhabitants18.13Chester CountyChester County: 17.83 per 1,000 inhabitants17.83Dillon CountyDillon County: 17.72 per 1,000 inhabitants17.72Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 17.5 per 1,000 inhabitants17.5Darlington CountyDarlington County: 17.29 per 1,000 inhabitants17.29Lee CountyLee County: 17.16 per 1,000 inhabitants17.16Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 17.07 per 1,000 inhabitants17.07Hampton CountyHampton County: 17.03 per 1,000 inhabitants17.03Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 17.02 per 1,000 inhabitants17.02Marion CountyMarion County: 16.87 per 1,000 inhabitants16.87McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 16.85 per 1,000 inhabitants16.85Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 16.67 per 1,000 inhabitants16.67Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 16.58 per 1,000 inhabitants16.58Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 16.44 per 1,000 inhabitants16.44Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 16.39 per 1,000 inhabitants16.39Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 15.54 per 1,000 inhabitants15.54Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 15.5 per 1,000 inhabitants15.5Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants15.4Saluda CountySaluda County: 15.36 per 1,000 inhabitants15.36Oconee CountyOconee County: 15.23 per 1,000 inhabitants15.23Laurens CountyLaurens County: 14.92 per 1,000 inhabitants14.92Newberry CountyNewberry County: 14.75 per 1,000 inhabitants14.75Aiken CountyAiken County: 14.43 per 1,000 inhabitants14.43Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 14.35 per 1,000 inhabitants14.35Horry CountyHorry County: 14.33 per 1,000 inhabitants14.33Anderson CountyAnderson County: 14.32 per 1,000 inhabitants14.32Florence CountyFlorence County: 14.22 per 1,000 inhabitants14.22Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 14.12 per 1,000 inhabitants14.12Sumter CountySumter County: 13.7 per 1,000 inhabitants13.7Jasper CountyJasper County: 13.37 per 1,000 inhabitants13.37Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 13.22 per 1,000 inhabitants13.22Pickens CountyPickens County: 12.48 per 1,000 inhabitants12.48Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants12.3Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 12.27 per 1,000 inhabitants12.27Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 11.28 per 1,000 inhabitants11.28Greenville CountyGreenville County: 10.99 per 1,000 inhabitants10.99Lexington CountyLexington County: 10.97 per 1,000 inhabitants10.97York CountyYork County: 9.88 per 1,000 inhabitants9.88Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 9.66 per 1,000 inhabitants9.66Richland CountyRichland County: 9.51 per 1,000 inhabitants9.51Charleston CountyCharleston County: 9.15 per 1,000 inhabitants9.15Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 8.86 per 1,000 inhabitants8.86
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2021
1Fairfield County Estimated19-0.14 pts
2Union County Estimated18.54+0.35 pts
3Colleton County Estimated18.33+0.7 pts
4Bamberg County Estimated18.18-2.21 pts
5Allendale County Estimated18.13-1.29 pts
6Chester County Estimated17.83+0.86 pts
7Dillon County Estimated17.72-1.37 pts
8Clarendon County Estimated17.5-1.04 pts
9Darlington County Estimated17.29-0.43 pts
10Lee County Estimated17.16-1.42 pts
11Marlboro County Estimated17.07-0.36 pts
12Hampton County Estimated17.03+1.05 pts
13Orangeburg County Estimated17.02+0.03 pts
14Marion County Estimated16.87-2.08 pts
15McCormick County Estimated16.85-3.7 pts
16Williamsburg County Estimated16.67-1.68 pts
17Chesterfield County Estimated16.58-0.24 pts
18Calhoun County Estimated16.44-0.55 pts
19Abbeville County Estimated16.39+0.12 pts
20Georgetown County Estimated15.54-1.97 pts
21Barnwell County Estimated15.5-1.55 pts
22Cherokee County Estimated15.4-0.18 pts
23Saluda County Estimated15.36-0.92 pts
24Oconee County Estimated15.23+0.68 pts
25Laurens County Estimated14.92-1.37 pts
26Newberry County Estimated14.75-1.02 pts
27Aiken County Estimated14.43+0.24 pts
28Greenwood County Estimated14.35-0.82 pts
29Horry County Estimated14.33+0.13 pts
30Anderson County Estimated14.32-0.56 pts
31Florence County Estimated14.22-1.59 pts
32Kershaw County Estimated14.12+0.11 pts
33Sumter County Estimated13.7-0.55 pts
34Jasper County Estimated13.37+1.53 pts
35Edgefield County Estimated13.22-1.22 pts
36Pickens County Estimated12.48-0.35 pts
37Lancaster County Estimated12.3-0.3 pts
38Spartanburg County Estimated12.27-0.62 pts
39Beaufort County Estimated11.28+0.58 pts
40Greenville County Estimated10.99+0.16 pts
41Lexington County Estimated10.97+0.04 pts
42York County Estimated9.88-0.12 pts
43Dorchester County Estimated9.66+0.11 pts
44Richland County Estimated9.51+0.03 pts
45Charleston County Estimated9.15-0.51 pts
46Berkeley County Estimated8.86-0.05 pts

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year death rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: death rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest death rate (July to June)?

Fairfield County, with 19 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest death rate (July to June)?

Berkeley County, with 8.86 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: death rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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